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How to Say ‘You'll get a letter in four weeks.’ in German

Sie bekommen in vier Wochen Post.

zee beh-KOM-men in feer VOKH-en posst

[zee beh-KOM-men in feer VOKH-en posst]

💬 Usage Tip: German often uses the present tense for the future when a time is given. bekommen means "get", not "become".

Phrase Breakdown

Sie bekommen

zee beh-KOM-men

You (formal) will receive

'Bekommen' means 'to receive' or 'to get', not 'to become'. Stress the middle syllable: be-KOM-men.

Example

Sie bekommen eine E-Mail.

You'll get an email.

Words in this phrase

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used in polite professional conversations.

Example

Ich freue mich, Sie hier auf der Jobmesse zu sehen.

I am pleased to see you here at the job fair.

bekommen

[beh-KOM-men]

receive, get

To be given or sent something.

Example

Ich bekomme einen Brief.

I receive a letter.

in vier Wochen Post.

in feer VOKH-en posst

mail in four weeks

German puts the time before the object. 'Post' means 'mail' and is said with a long 'o', like 'post' in English.

Example

Ich schicke Ihnen in vier Wochen Post.

I'll send you mail in four weeks.

Words in this phrase

[in]

in (time from now)

With a time span, means after that time from now.

Example

Kommen Sie in zwei Wochen wieder.

Come back in two weeks.

vier

[feer]

four

The number 4.

Example

Haben Sie einen Tisch für vier Leute frei?

Do you have a table free for four people?

Wochen

[VOKH-en]

weeks

Plural of 'die Woche', a period of seven days.

Example

Ich bleibe zwei Wochen hier.

I'm staying here for two weeks.

Post

[posst]

mail, post

Letters sent to you by mail.

Example

Heute ist keine Post gekommen.

No mail came today.

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